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		<title>HAITI H20 HEADLINES-July 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[STM PREPARATION It’s the middle of summer. For Haiti H2O, this means we’re busily preparing our next Short-Term Mission (STM) teams to travel to Haiti, from July 18th thru August 8th. Vaccinations, passport applications, cross-cultural and language training, prayer and scripture study – it’s all part of getting ready for an experience that transforms the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://haitih2o.org/2010/07/haiti-h20-headlines-july-2010/</link>
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		<title>First Visit Since the Earthquake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This was my first time in Haiti since the earthquake. We walked off the plane&#8211;not down the steps and across the blazing hot tarmac as on past trips, before the airport was destroyed by the earthquake, but through a jetway, inside an air conditioned building and down the escalator! We were then quickly rerouted to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://haitih2o.org/2010/03/first-visit-since-the-earthquake/</link>
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		<title>The immediacy has died down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The immediacy has died down. The fervent fever pitch has subsided. The situation in Haiti isnâ€™t any less severe; itâ€™s just that daily responsibilities crowded their way back into our lives. I had to return to work. The kids needed to finish homework, go to guitar lessons and pack lunches for school. Then the snowstorm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://haitih2o.org/2010/02/the-immediacy-has-died-down/</link>
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		<title>â€˜An open heart is always an open doorâ€™</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1997, Sarah and I led our first team to Haiti. We were going to build a school in the remote community of Baissin Caimman.Â There was no electricity, no running water; in fact, there was barely a two-track road cut through the brush to get there. We worked hard that week â€“ mixing cement [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://haitih2o.org/2010/02/%e2%80%98an-open-heart-is-always-an-open-door%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<title>Trying to reach Haiti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Haiti H2O has been planning on going in to Haiti to visit our partners as soon as it was appropriate. Since we are not doctors or trained rescue workers, we realize that our task is not to do search and recovery work in Port au Prince, but rather to continue to work with people in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://haitih2o.org/2010/02/trying-to-reach-haiti/</link>
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		<title>What can I do?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a chance to speak to a predominantly African American church today about Haiti. This church rests in a poverty-stricken area of Pittsburgh and they contacted me regarding the earthquake in Haiti. Our organization, Haiti H20, is sending down funds to our Haitian partners who are on the front lines of the increasing need [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://haitih2o.org/2010/01/what-can-i-do/</link>
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		<title>A view from the couch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am reminded of the aerial bombing videos sent during the Gulf War that we watched as a family in our â€œliving room.â€ The blurred buildings viewed in infrared, outlined with a set of cross hairs set along its shape. Then BOOM! A cloud of dust, lives lost, and a new target on the screen. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://haitih2o.org/2010/01/a-view-from-the-couch/</link>
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		<title>Relief and Rebuilding Efforts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to all who have contributed to the Haiti H2O Earthquake Response Fund. We are preparing a small team who will be leaving for Haiti as soon as the immediate disaster relief has been organized and we can be helpful. While we are eager to go, our partners on the ground are responding and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://haitih2o.org/2010/01/relief-and-rebuilding-efforts/</link>
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		<title>Earthquake Response</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On January 12th, a devastating earthquake registering 7.0 impacted the capital ofÂ Port-au-PrinceÂ and much of the surrounding area. Â We are deeply concerned for those inÂ HaitiÂ who are experiencing the chaos and sadness of such loss of life and physical destruction. Â We are committed to assisting our Haitian partners in order to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://haitih2o.org/2010/01/earthquake-response/</link>
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		<title>Direction is everything, distance is secondary.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever seen the movie Jurassic Park? Thereâ€™s a scene where Malcolm, the brilliant mathematician who specializes in chaos theory, reacts in horror as he is shown the dinosaurs for the theme park. â€œDonâ€™t you see the danger, John, inherent in what youâ€™re doing here?â€ he asks. â€œYou stood on the shoulders of giants [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://haitih2o.org/2009/12/direction-is-everything-distance-is-secondary/</link>
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